On Dec 26th, Rangers will host St. Mirren at Ibrox Stadium in a meeting of these two Premiership teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 2 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 1st placed Rangers, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Dundee United. James Tavernier struck first for Rangers in the 71st minute on a penalty, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Dundee United couldn’t manage to score, and Rangers took the shutout win. Rangers is on a hot streak lately, with only 0 loss in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 9th placed St. Mirren, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Celtic. Neither St. Mirren nor Celtic could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 5 and 32 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. St. Mirren looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
Rangers and St. Mirren last played eachother at the The Smisa Stadium on Oct 24th. Rangers won by a score of 2 to 1. Connor Ronan struck first for St. Mirren in the 4th minute, then Kemar Roofe tied it up for Rangers in the 42nd minute Finally they completed the comback in the 43rd minute on a goal by Alfredo Morelos to cap off a wild match.
Scott Tanser and Joe Shaughnessy are the top scorers for St. Mirren in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Alfredo Morelos has been the most prolific scorer on Rangers in his last 5 matches with 3 goals.